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HER Number:MDV71083
Name:SHAFT in the Parish of Hennock

Summary

Site of 'Air Shaft'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 825 817
Map Sheet:SX88SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHennock
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHENNOCK

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Great Rock Mine, Hennock, which was worked consistently for micaceous haematite from the later 19th century through to 1969

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHAFT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880, Untitled Source, OS 25" (Cartographic). SDV37198.

Site of 'Air Shaft' shown on OS 25" (1880s + 1905) maps. Other details: Also on 1905 map.

Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.

Shaft shown on Geological Map 1:50000 (1976) map with another 100m to the south.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV281233Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.78. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV37198Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880. Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. OS 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV71085Related to: SHAFT in the Parish of Hennock (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV131 - Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main (Dartmoor section)

Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2023 1:53PM